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Call these Senators—tell them to vote no:
All begin (202) 224
Cortez Masto (is a yes) 3542
Durbin 2152
Fetterman (is a yes) 4254
Gillibrand 4451
Hassan 3324
King 5344
Peters 6221
Schatz 3934
Schumer (is a yes) 6542
Shaheen 2841
Share far and wide!
All begin (202) 224
Cortez Masto (is a yes) 3542
Durbin 2152
Fetterman (is a yes) 4254
Gillibrand 4451
Hassan 3324
King 5344
Peters 6221
Schatz 3934
Schumer (is a yes) 6542
Shaheen 2841
Share far and wide!
March 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Call these Senators—tell them to vote no:
All begin (202) 224
Cortez Masto (is a yes) 3542
Durbin 2152
Fetterman (is a yes) 4254
Gillibrand 4451
Hassan 3324
King 5344
Peters 6221
Schatz 3934
Schumer (is a yes) 6542
Shaheen 2841
Share far and wide!
All begin (202) 224
Cortez Masto (is a yes) 3542
Durbin 2152
Fetterman (is a yes) 4254
Gillibrand 4451
Hassan 3324
King 5344
Peters 6221
Schatz 3934
Schumer (is a yes) 6542
Shaheen 2841
Share far and wide!
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Keep this in mind: Elon Musk’s net worth is tied to Tesla stock—he uses it as collateral for loans.
Tesla lost 48% of its value in months—sales are down, investors don’t trust him, and JPMorgan says there’s no historic comparison.
Hype built his empire. Reality is catching up.
Tesla lost 48% of its value in months—sales are down, investors don’t trust him, and JPMorgan says there’s no historic comparison.
Hype built his empire. Reality is catching up.
March 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Keep this in mind: Elon Musk’s net worth is tied to Tesla stock—he uses it as collateral for loans.
Tesla lost 48% of its value in months—sales are down, investors don’t trust him, and JPMorgan says there’s no historic comparison.
Hype built his empire. Reality is catching up.
Tesla lost 48% of its value in months—sales are down, investors don’t trust him, and JPMorgan says there’s no historic comparison.
Hype built his empire. Reality is catching up.
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I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
March 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
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More to the point, it takes one senator to deny unanimous consent for a time agreement. The House Dems, the federal workers, everyone opposed to the Schumer Surrender would be happy to have additional time to gather 41 no votes on final cloture. Any senator can do it.
2/ When you pass a bill in the senate you need to do cloture (60 votes) to start the debate and to end it. And there's things that have to happen between those votes. If those rules are all followed this bill won't pass until the beginning of next week.
March 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
More to the point, it takes one senator to deny unanimous consent for a time agreement. The House Dems, the federal workers, everyone opposed to the Schumer Surrender would be happy to have additional time to gather 41 no votes on final cloture. Any senator can do it.
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This is correct. In addition to all the other grave consequences of this bill it essentially defunds a big chunk of local DC government.
I don’t think enough attention has been put on how services for DC residents are going to be destroyed they have to find 1$ billion dollars in their budgets from schools, police, fire, parks etc
March 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is correct. In addition to all the other grave consequences of this bill it essentially defunds a big chunk of local DC government.
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It's one of the small indignities of being a D.C. resident: Being told to call your representative or contact your senator when you want to weigh in on national issues. (Hi, we don't have any!) It's even worse when it's Congress messing with the city's local budget. 51st.news/spending-bil...
In Congressional lobbying blitz, some D.C. residents were told to contact representatives they don’t have
With no voting representation, residents struggle to be heard as the city faces the potential for devastating budget cuts
51st.news
March 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It's one of the small indignities of being a D.C. resident: Being told to call your representative or contact your senator when you want to weigh in on national issues. (Hi, we don't have any!) It's even worse when it's Congress messing with the city's local budget. 51st.news/spending-bil...
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Calling it the "biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history," the EPA rolled out sweeping moves Wednesday aimed at walking back environmental protections and eliminating a host of climate change regulations, some decades in the making.
EPA takes aim at water, air and toxics protections as part of massive deregulation campaign
EPA takes aim at water, air and toxics protections as part of massive deregulation campaign.
abcnews.go.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Calling it the "biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history," the EPA rolled out sweeping moves Wednesday aimed at walking back environmental protections and eliminating a host of climate change regulations, some decades in the making.
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March 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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NEW: Biggest Federal Employee Unions Says Shutdown is Preferable to Elon/Trump CR talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bigge...
Biggest Federal Employee Unions Says Shutdown is Preferable to Elon/Trump CR
Federal workers obviously don’t like government shutdowns. Most of them are furloughed....
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:14 AM
NEW: Biggest Federal Employee Unions Says Shutdown is Preferable to Elon/Trump CR talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bigge...
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I try to explain here what's happening. A bit of choreography to allow Senate Dems to fold without seeming to fold. They give up the 60 vote threshold and that's the end of the story. See below and the separate piece by TPM hill reporter @emineirmakyucel.bsky.social who gives more in depth detail.
March 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I try to explain here what's happening. A bit of choreography to allow Senate Dems to fold without seeming to fold. They give up the 60 vote threshold and that's the end of the story. See below and the separate piece by TPM hill reporter @emineirmakyucel.bsky.social who gives more in depth detail.
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Also, if you're openly saying you'll vote to pass the Trump-Musk blank check CR if you get votes on amendments, that by definition throws away your leverage. Republicans know they don't have to vote for the 30-day stopgap in the scenario that Dems themselves are publicly outlining.
If this is really the Senate D plan, it's a joke. Come on, @schumer.senate.gov, this is too clever by half.
The test is this: If you don't use your power to stop the Trump-Musk reign of lawbreaking and destruction, and instead facilitate it, you've failed. This plan could end up doing the latter.
The test is this: If you don't use your power to stop the Trump-Musk reign of lawbreaking and destruction, and instead facilitate it, you've failed. This plan could end up doing the latter.
March 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Also, if you're openly saying you'll vote to pass the Trump-Musk blank check CR if you get votes on amendments, that by definition throws away your leverage. Republicans know they don't have to vote for the 30-day stopgap in the scenario that Dems themselves are publicly outlining.
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"A desire to capitulate in search of an excuse" sums up a lot of what's happening right now, and it's where Trump gets the bulk of his political strength
March 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"A desire to capitulate in search of an excuse" sums up a lot of what's happening right now, and it's where Trump gets the bulk of his political strength
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🚨🚨🚨Senate Republicans are trying to jam through a disastrous spending bill that would rip funding from programs that millions of Americans rely on: Veterans benefits, nutrition assistance, and health care benefits. We have to stop it.
Call your senators NOW— tell them to VOTE NO: (202) 224-3121
Call your senators NOW— tell them to VOTE NO: (202) 224-3121
March 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🚨🚨🚨Senate Republicans are trying to jam through a disastrous spending bill that would rip funding from programs that millions of Americans rely on: Veterans benefits, nutrition assistance, and health care benefits. We have to stop it.
Call your senators NOW— tell them to VOTE NO: (202) 224-3121
Call your senators NOW— tell them to VOTE NO: (202) 224-3121
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When D.C. residents have to lobby Congress to stop it from doing things that could be harmful to the city, they’re told to contact their… oh, right. No senators or voting representatives.
@maustermuhle.bsky.social You might want to know that two parents from our kids' school said Sens. Mark Kelly and Angus King told them "contact your own representatives" when they contacted them about the bill that would cut DC's budget. Uhhh... and apparently King even said "contact your senator"!
March 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
When D.C. residents have to lobby Congress to stop it from doing things that could be harmful to the city, they’re told to contact their… oh, right. No senators or voting representatives.
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A diseased population is easier to control and further hurts the economy, benefitting China and Russia.
HHS announces closing regional offices in NY, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago and Dallas … 10 down to four www.hhs.gov/about/news/o...
www.hhs.gov
March 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A diseased population is easier to control and further hurts the economy, benefitting China and Russia.
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This is how Dems on the Hill need to message on Trump’s economy instead of pussyfooting around!
“I would challenge every Republican… to explain how any of what Donald Trump has done in his 51 days in office has helped improve the lives of Americans.” - @tarasetmayer.bsky.social
Watch this…
“I would challenge every Republican… to explain how any of what Donald Trump has done in his 51 days in office has helped improve the lives of Americans.” - @tarasetmayer.bsky.social
Watch this…
March 12, 2025 at 2:57 AM
This is how Dems on the Hill need to message on Trump’s economy instead of pussyfooting around!
“I would challenge every Republican… to explain how any of what Donald Trump has done in his 51 days in office has helped improve the lives of Americans.” - @tarasetmayer.bsky.social
Watch this…
“I would challenge every Republican… to explain how any of what Donald Trump has done in his 51 days in office has helped improve the lives of Americans.” - @tarasetmayer.bsky.social
Watch this…
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🚨URGENT ACTION is🔥 EVERYBODY IN THE 50 US STATES WHO DOES NOT LIVE IN DC 🚨
The Senate votes to remove $1 billion in local DC funds tomorrow at 10 am. This will defund schools, healthcare, housing.
We have no senators to call. Please call yours at (202) 224-3121.
The Senate votes to remove $1 billion in local DC funds tomorrow at 10 am. This will defund schools, healthcare, housing.
We have no senators to call. Please call yours at (202) 224-3121.
March 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
🚨URGENT ACTION is🔥 EVERYBODY IN THE 50 US STATES WHO DOES NOT LIVE IN DC 🚨
The Senate votes to remove $1 billion in local DC funds tomorrow at 10 am. This will defund schools, healthcare, housing.
We have no senators to call. Please call yours at (202) 224-3121.
The Senate votes to remove $1 billion in local DC funds tomorrow at 10 am. This will defund schools, healthcare, housing.
We have no senators to call. Please call yours at (202) 224-3121.
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The President was doing a car commercial from the WH lawn as the economy fucking crashes. Are we great yet?
March 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The President was doing a car commercial from the WH lawn as the economy fucking crashes. Are we great yet?
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Republicans want to break our Federal Government and then act like heroes trying to fix it. Citizens are not happy with this plan!
March 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Republicans want to break our Federal Government and then act like heroes trying to fix it. Citizens are not happy with this plan!
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Trump’s fighting harder for Tesla than he is for you!!!!!!!
March 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Trump’s fighting harder for Tesla than he is for you!!!!!!!
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Said it many times now, including today on the pod: the signal failure these past weeks, distinctly Democratic, was failure to lay out conditions far in advance. No Dem votes for Big Lie nominees. No Dem CR votes unless the crime ends. Shape discourse at the outset—before they beat you to the punch.
Lemme say a few more things about this. There are a lot of equities at stake in this decision. I've talked with people who see this differently than I do. And they make compelling arguments, even though I disagree with them. But the biggest throughline here is an inability to understand ...
A senior Dem aide tells me that today's caucus lunch got *very* contentious around these questions. There's clearly an intense internal debate going on right now on it.
March 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Said it many times now, including today on the pod: the signal failure these past weeks, distinctly Democratic, was failure to lay out conditions far in advance. No Dem votes for Big Lie nominees. No Dem CR votes unless the crime ends. Shape discourse at the outset—before they beat you to the punch.
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A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸
March 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸
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Taking a brief break from severely harming the economic lives of working class Americans, he does a car commercial for the wealthiest man on the planet. MAGA, MAGA.
"They have one for $35,000, which is pretty low" -- Trump during his Tesla promotional event with Elon Musk at the White House says he bought a cybertruck for his granddaughter Kai
March 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Taking a brief break from severely harming the economic lives of working class Americans, he does a car commercial for the wealthiest man on the planet. MAGA, MAGA.
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Trump destroyed our economy in just a matter of days!!!!!!
March 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Trump destroyed our economy in just a matter of days!!!!!!